Ordinary Families, Extraordinary Lives

Description:

"Longitudinal account of five families strategically accumulating assets to escape poverty in Guayaquil. Captures the causes and consequences of these developments through economic data and anthropological narrative, within the broader context of political, economic, and spatial changes in Ecuador. Covers such issues as housing, employment, family dynamics, violence, and emigration"--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Case studies,  Poverty,  Poor,  Government policy,  Saving and investment,  Domestic Economic assistance,  Social policy,  South america, social life and customs,  Women, south america

Places: Guayaquil,  Ecuador,  Guayaquil (Ecuador)